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Redbeard

Redbeard

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Redbeard

  1. (Norse mythology, sagas and Heathenry, kenning) The god Thor.
    • 1989, Eldred Thorsson, A Book of Troth (Llewellyn Publications, ISBN 0-87542-777-4), page 146:
      Redbeard!
    • 1999, Thunder, issue 10, How Sif Got Her Golden Hair (Thorskegga Thorn)
      The radiant goddess, wise in womans[sic] wisdom, foresaw a future as secure as the oak pillars of redbeards[sic] hall, and knew true hearts[sic] gladness as the sacred vows were made.

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